Rod-cutter



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J. KLEIN.

ROD CUTTER. 110,374,480. Patented Dec. 6, 1887.

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ROD CUTTER.

No. 374,480. Patented De0.'6, 1887 QDi-Mmaoeo N. PETERS. Phowumo m mWaihinglon. n c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIC JOSEPH KLEIN, OF OOUDERSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA.

ROD-CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 374,480, dated December6, 1887.

Application filed June 21, 1857. Serial No. 241,999. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH KLEIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ooudersport, in the county of Potter and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rodor Bolt Gutters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention has relation to bolt or rod cutters of that class which isparticularly adapted and designed for removing the extremities of boltsafter the nuts have been placed in position thereon.

My invention therefore consists in the construction, combination, andarrangement of parts, more fully described hereinafter, and specificallypointed out in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings,

Figure l is a plan view, and Fig. 2 the sameview,with the top plateremoved, of my improved cutter. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the oppositeside of the cutter from Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a detail view.

A A designate the handles, which are formed at their upper ends withmeshing gearteeth a a, and are pivotally connected to a plate, H, havinga lug, h, on one side thereof. Alike plate may, if desired and deemedexpedient, be attached at theother side in like position, to more firmlyhold the handles together.

B B arelevers, having theirlower L-shaped ends slotted to receive thehandles A A, bolts or pinsb Z) passing through holes a a in both thehandles, and being securely fastened in the levers. The upper ends ofthe levers B B are L-shaped in the opposite direction from the lowersides, and are each provided with two bolt-holes, b If.

The cutter-jaws proper consist of the levers E E, which are slotted attheir lower ends to receive the upper ends of the levers B B, beingattached thereto by bolts'e e, which pass through the bolt-holes b" orb, and their upper ends are provided with racks or gears 6* 0 Thecutters F F are attached to the upper ends of the levers E E by means ofbolts f 7, which are attached to the rear side of the cutter and passthrough holes in the ends of the levers E E, and are held in position bynuts f f.

These cutter-blades F F are formed with a shoulders, F E, which, whenthe tool is closed, abut against each other, and thus prevent the sharpedges from pressing against and thus dulling each other. Two plates, CC, serve to retain the levers E E in proper position by means of bolts 0c, which pass through holes e e in the levers and like holes in theplates. The upper plate, 0, is formed with a tongue, 0", having slot 0,in which the lug h is allowed to rest. A bolt, 0, passingthrough the twoplates and between the levers, holds the plates together near the'lowerend. Two plates, D D, carrying bolts (1 d, extend across from the leversB B, the bolts serving as pivotal points or bearings for the levers B B.A flat spring, I, is attached to the inner side of one of the levers E,its enlarged head "5 fitting between the upper part of the two leversand close to the cutter-blades, and serving as a guide to prevent a beltwhich is to be cut from being placed between the levers below thecutterblades, a slot, 0 in the plate 0, being provided to retain thehead of the spring in the desired position between the jaws and to causethe head to move up as the jaws are opened and to move down as the jawsare closed, so that as the blades are opened to permit the admis sion ofa bolt the enlarged headt extends just to the lower edges of the blades,and as the blades are closed this head is pushed downward by the forceof the lovers and allows the cutter to operate. The racks or gearing onthe levers A A and E E cause the levers to work more truly in unison,and thereby prevent the cutting from being done by one of the bladesonly.

It willbe readily seen from the peculiar construction and operation ofthe arms and levers that the power applied to the handles will beenormously increased and multiplied at the cutterblades, and thereforethe handles A A can be made comparatively short for the very heaviestkind of work.

The cutter-blades F F being detachable, can be readily removed forsharpening, repairing, 8rd, and the shoulders F F, which prevent the twoedges from cutting one another, will serve to retain the sharpcutting-edges for a long time, and thus save both time and money.

The two holes I) b in the upper ends of the IOG leversZB allow forcompensating for any wear of the blades, and permit adjustment of thesame by changing the bolts from one hole to the other.

What I claim as new is 1. The combination, with a rod or bolt cutter, ofa spring guide or follower placed below the jaws of the cutters to serveas a stop to regulate the position of the cutter upon the rod or bolt,said guide or follower moving up as the jaws are opened, and down as thejaws are closed, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination, with handles A A and levers B B and E E, of plate 0,having tongue 0', with elongated slot 0', and plate H, having 1 5 lug orprojection h, designed and adapted to move in said slot 0, as and forthe purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this20th day of 20 June, 1887.

JOSEPH KLEIN.

\Vitnesses:

M. A. BALLINGER, A. A. OoNNoLLY;

